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Employee sick days are about to double: Here s what this means for you

Employee sick days are about to double: Here s what this means for you Newshub 15 hrs ago Priscilla Dickinson © Image - Getty Images, Video - Education and Workforce Committee Related video: Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood says the Government is open-minded about giving sick leave to workers even before they have finished six months in a job. Employees will soon be able to take an extra five days of sick leave per year with the current five-day entitlement set to double. Under the Holidays Increasing Sick Leave Amendment Bill, which passed its final reading on May 19, employee paid sick leave will increase to 10 days per year from July 24.

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Bill to increase sick leave from five days to 10 days passes

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The Holidays Increasing Sick Leave Amendment Bill passed 75 to 33 with Labour, and the Greens voting for the bill and ACT and National voting against. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said Covid-19 has highlighted the need for people to have adequate sick leave. In an era at which we are acutely aware of how communicable diseases can spread, it is surely more important than ever that we move past that old time culture of just toughing it out, he said. Wood said the bill was about fairness and increasing productivity in the workplace.

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